Billy Cunningham vs. Ed Mikan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ed Mikan and Billy Cunningham that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Billy Cunningham

vs.

Ed Mikan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Billy Cunningham: 1965-66 to 1975-76
Ed Mikan: 1948-49 to 1953-54

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Billy Cunningham 1 Ed Mikan 0

NBA Seasons Billy Cunningham 9 Ed Mikan 6

Playoffs Played Billy Cunningham 6 Ed Mikan 5

All-Star Games Billy Cunningham 4 Ed Mikan 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Billy Cunningham 3 Ed Mikan 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Billy Cunningham 4 Ed Mikan 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 20.8 Ed Mikan 6.7

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 10.1 Ed Mikan 5.5 *

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 4.0 Ed Mikan 0.9

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham 1.2 * Ed Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham 0.5 * Ed Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Cunningham 13,626 Ed Mikan 2,163

Total Rebounds Billy Cunningham 6,638 Ed Mikan 1,093 *

Total Assists Billy Cunningham 2,625 Ed Mikan 296

Total Steals Billy Cunningham 115 * Ed Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Billy Cunningham 45 * Ed Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Billy Cunningham 654 Ed Mikan 323

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Cunningham .446 Ed Mikan .320

3-Point Percentage Billy Cunningham - n/a ** Ed Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Billy Cunningham .720 Ed Mikan .756

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 26.1 (1970) Ed Mikan 9.9 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 13.6 (1970) Ed Mikan 7.5 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 5.9 (1972) Ed Mikan 1.3 (1952)

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham 1.2 (1976) * Ed Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham 0.5 (1976) * Ed Mikan - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 19.4 Ed Mikan 8.3

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 9.1 Ed Mikan 6.9 *

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 3.2 Ed Mikan 0.7

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Ed Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Ed Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Cunningham 757 Ed Mikan 91

Total Rebounds Billy Cunningham 356 Ed Mikan 48 *

Total Assists Billy Cunningham 125 Ed Mikan 8

Total Steals Billy Cunningham 0 * Ed Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Billy Cunningham 0 * Ed Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Billy Cunningham 39 Ed Mikan 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Cunningham .427 Ed Mikan .258

3-Point Percentage Billy Cunningham - n/a ** Ed Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Billy Cunningham .686 Ed Mikan .829

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 29.2 (1970) Ed Mikan 13.0 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 15.4 (1971) Ed Mikan 10.5 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 5.7 (1971) Ed Mikan 1.5 (1951)

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Ed Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Ed Mikan - n/a **

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.